jangle
verb (used without object)
to produce a harsh, discordant sound, as two comparatively small, thin, or hollow pieces of metal hitting together.
jangler
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a word derived from
jangle.
Example Sentences
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And thus it is well proved that Bilhah is a foul jangler.
From The Cell of Self-Knowledge : seven early English mystical treatises printed by Henry Pepwell in 1521 by Edmund Garratt Gardner
And distinctly they heard the faint, far tinkle of the jangler calling again for "full speed ahead."
From The Riverman by Stewart Edward White
“Been all the same if that there jangler had alarmed the whole blessed country.”
From Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes by George Manville Fenn
"Oh! by Saint Hubert, I have heard of him—men say he is a reveller, and a jangler, and a waster of his goods."
From The Betrothed by Sir Walter Scott
"Cast off!" he cried; and the silent crowd heard clearly the single sharp bell ringing for attention, and then the "jangler" that called for full speed ahead.
From The Riverman by Stewart Edward White
